diff --git a/tes/__init__.py b/tes/__init__.py
index 72945844e9fa8d8a855aa64606a309e283d8f2e4..3c4ee04ab77b21fdbdb223b0690aa5efe8cb1f3f 100644
--- a/tes/__init__.py
+++ b/tes/__init__.py
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ from flask_cors import CORS, cross_origin
 from .tunnelstat import SSHSession
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
-app.config['LOCAL_DEV'] = True
+app.config['LOCAL_DEV'] = False
 app.config['DEBUG'] = True
 app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = 'asdasfdfj'
 import datetime
-app.config['PERMANENT_SESSION_LIFETIME'] = datetime.timedelta(seconds=30)
+app.config['PERMANENT_SESSION_LIFETIME'] = datetime.timedelta(seconds=300)
 app.config['SESSION_REFRESH_EACH_REQUEST'] = True
 app.config['SESSION_COOKIE_NAME'] = 'tessession'
 app.config['TWSPROXY'] = 'http://localhost:4000/'
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ from . import apiendpoints
 def after_cleanup_sessions(response):
     import logging
     logger=logging.getLogger()
-    logger.debug("in after_cleanup_sessions")
     sshsessid = session.get('sshsessid', None)
-    print("the sshsessid for this request was {}".format(sshsessid))
 
     # kvsessionextension.cleanup_sessions(app)
     _ttl = app.config['PERMANENT_SESSION_LIFETIME']
@@ -39,7 +37,7 @@ def after_cleanup_sessions(response):
         ttl = _ttl
     for k, sshsess in list(sshsessions.items()):
         if datetime.datetime.now() > sshsess.last + ttl:
-            print("session last seen at {} now {}".format(sshsess.last,datetime.datetime.now()))
+            logger.debug("session last seen at {} now {}".format(sshsess.last,datetime.datetime.now()))
             sshsess.kill()
             del sshsessions[k]
     return response
diff --git a/tes/apiendpoints.py b/tes/apiendpoints.py
index 2fd06c4004256724b934377cc936033c3109b436..b7aad9f388d0379265454a71ba8fbfc08b4e5e7c 100644
--- a/tes/apiendpoints.py
+++ b/tes/apiendpoints.py
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ class GetCert(Resource):
         resp = sess.post(url, json=data, headers=headers, verify=False)
         print("get_cert returned from its external call")
         data = resp.json()
+        import logging
+        logger = logging.getLogger()
+        logger.debug('attempted get_cert {}'.format(data))
         return data['certificate']
 
 class TestAuth(Resource):
@@ -224,13 +227,18 @@ class JobSubmit(Resource):
     """
     def post(self):
         """starting a job is a post, since it changes the state of the backend"""
+        import logging
+        logger=logging.getLogger()
         params = get_conn_params()
+        logger.debug('submitting with parameters {}'.format(params))
         sshsess = SSHSession.get_sshsession()
         res = Ssh.execute(sshsess, host=params['identity']['site']['host'], user=params['identity']['username'],
                           cmd=params['interface']['submitcmd'], stdin=params['app']['startscript'])
         if not (res['stderr'] == '' or res['stderr'] is None or res['stderr'] == b''):
             print(res['stderr'])
+            logger.debug(res['stderr'])
             flask_restful.abort(400, message=res['stderr'].decode())
+        logger.debug(res['stdout'])
         return res['stdout'].decode()
 
 def gen_authtok():